Self and Identity in Modern Psychology and Indian Thought [Hardcover]

East meets West in this fascinating exploration of conceptions of personal identity in Indian philosophy and modern Euro-American psychology. Author Anand Paranjpe considers these two distinct traditions with regard to historical, disciplinary, and cultural `gaps' in the study of the self, and in the context of such theoretical perspectives as univocalism, relativism, and pluralism. The text includes a comparison of ideas on self as represented by two eminent thinkers-Erik H. Erikson for the Western view, and Advaita Vedanta for the Indian.The Context of Inquiry.- Person, Self, and Identity.- Two Perspectives on Person, Self, and Identity.- Self-as-Knower.- Self-as-enjoyer-sufferer.- Self-as-agent.- Person, Self, Identity, and Consciousness.